| Session Title: Guidelines for Independent Consultants/Evaluators Working With Universities: Complying With Federal Funding Source Requirements, Budgets, Contracts, and Other Unique Issues |
| Demonstration Session 759 to be held in PRESIDIO A on Saturday, Nov 13, 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM |
| Sponsored by the Independent Consulting TIG and the Government Evaluation TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Mary Anne Sydlik, Western Michigan University, mary.sydlik@wmich.edu |
| Abstract: The proposed demonstration will discuss questions an independent consultant may face when asked to evaluate federally funded, university-based programs. First, how do you determine evaluation expectations for the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the U. S. Department of Education? For example, what are the agency-specific evaluation requirements, and what information will need to be contributed to the PI’s annual and final reports? Second, how do agency-specific budget requirements impact what can be charged for the evaluation? Third, which documents does the submitting institution need for each kind of agency grant submission, and what is the timeframe? Information requirements for NSF FastLane submissions are quite different than those for grants.gov submissions. Fourth, guidelines and expectations for preparing and submitting a university-based evaluation project subcontract will be shared. Finally, ideas about how to build lasting relationships with university customers for future collaborative program evaluations will be discussed. |